Recent power cuts in Almuñécar and La Herradura have the locals worried that Semana Santa will have the same kind of black outs as last year, with the town packed out with tourists.
Power Cuts in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
Costa Solidarity
by Vivienne Hughes •
When an 8-year-old boy in Almuñécar needs a bone-marrow donation, volunteers from La Herradura, Almuñécar and Salobreña turn out – Almost 1,200 of them.
Almuñécar Breakwater Repaired
by Vivienne Hughes •
Work has begun on the groyne/breakwater in front of Las Góndolas in Almuñécar with a JCB working literally amongst the waves, perched on the boulders.
La Herradura Mathematics Olympics
by Vivienne Hughes •
The 2017 national mathematics competition, (provincial level) which was held in the Centro Cívico in La Herradura, enjoyed wide participation.
New Municipal Pool Hours
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salobreña Councillor for Sports, Manuel Guirado, has announced new opening hours for the municipal swimming pool, starting from Monday the 20th.
Permanent Fairground for Lobres
by Vivienne Hughes •
The formal act for the compulsory purchase of land in Lobres for the municipal fairground took place on the morning of the 10th of March – the process has taken nine months.
Salobreña Card
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Salobreña association for traders and businesses (ACESA) has come up with a discount card, which has a double aim: stimulate purchases and support local businesses
Elderly Woman Stabbed
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a 91-year-old was discovered in her home at 4 Calle Pablo Picasso in Motril – she had been stabbed to death.
Killed by Falling Branch
by Vivienne Hughes •
A young girl was killed outside her school by a falling branch during high winds in Toledo on Monday the 13th.
A Death in Motril
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in Motril died after falling out of a tree on Tuesday the 7th – it wasn’t a high one but it was on the edge of an embankment.